NEWS

May 7,
2004

RSU Hires Slate of Full-Time Faculty Members

Rogers State
University will add several new full-time faculty members who hold doctoral
degrees in preparation for the upcoming fall semester.

More than a dozen new faculty members will join the RSU faculty next fall to
accommodate an escalating number of students and meet the demand of new degree
programs. Most of the faculty members have Ph.D.s or the highest degrees
available in their fields.

"We believe we have attracted some of the best and brightest faculty from across
the nation," said RSU President Dr. Joe Wiley. "It is important to have as many
full-time, highly qualified faculty members on campus as possible to assist and
support students during and after class."

Some of the new professors are accomplished researchers, others are authors of
books and articles in academic journals and many have decades of teaching
experience at leading universities, Wiley said.

The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, the governing board for RSU,
approved the addition of nine faculty members at its meeting on May 7. RSU
expects to make more faculty appointments later this summer.

In addition, Dr. Barry Knight, professor of business, has announced his
retirement and has been named professor emeritus in the RSU School of Business
and Technology.

About the New RSU Faculty Members

Arze, a native of Bolivia, is the author of books on the economies and politics
of several South American countries, including Bolivia, Peru and Panama. He
began his career as a professor of business and economics at universities in
Bolivia and Peru. In the U.S., he was a Spanish teacher in the Miami Dade County
Public Schools, a lecturer at Florida International University in Miami and,
most recently, assistant professor of Spanish at Spring Hill College in Mobile,
Ala. He received a doctoral degree from the University of Florida, and master's
and bachelor's degrees from Florida International University, all in Spanish
language and literature. He will teach Spanish courses at RSU.

Boughner is a
specialist in learning and memory, and mathematical theories in psychology. He
has written articles on animal learning and memory in several academic journals.
He has taught at the University of North Texas, Texas Christian University and
Tarrant County College. He received doctoral and master's degrees from Texas
Christian University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma,
all in psychology.

Gentry has 14 years of
teaching experience in forensics, theater and communications. He most recently
served as assistant professor and forensics coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State
University in Weatherford and has taught at Ottawa University in Kansas and
Colorado State University. He received a doctoral degree from the University of
Oklahoma, a master's degree from Colorado State University and bachelor's degree
from Eastern Montana College, all in communications. He is the author of several
publications on college debate.

Katz is a
microbiologist who has conducted extensive research on pathogens and genetic
mutations. She most recently served as assistant professor of microbiology at
the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University in
Glendale, Ariz. She also has taught at Doane College in Crete, Neb., and the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She served as a post-doctoral investigator
in the Health and Safety Research Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
in Tennessee. She received a doctoral degree in microbiology from the University
of Kansas, a master's degree in biology from Emporia (Kan.) State University and
a bachelor's degree in biology from Baker University in Baldwin, Kan.

Lalicker will teach
Spanish at RSU. She holds a master's degree in Spanish from Wichita (Kan.) State
University and a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of
Tulsa. She has taught Spanish at Wichita State University, and Union High School
and Clinton Middle School in Tulsa. She is pursuing her certification in English
as a Second Language from Northeastern Oklahoma State University. She also
serves as an interpreter.

Rogers is a specialist
in 19th century British literature, the novel (history and narrative
theory) and Russian literature. He most recently served as a visiting assistant
professor at The Citadel and the College of Charleston in South Carolina. He
also has taught at the University of Tennessee. He received a doctoral degree
from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, a master's degree from the
University of North Carolina and a bachelor's degree from Duke University, all
in English literature. He also received a certificate in Russian language and
cultural studies from Leningrad State University in Russia.

Sutton has served on
the faculty of the Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State
University in Cape Girardeau, Mo., since 1972, where he is professor of
economics. He also served as a visiting associate professor of economics at the
University of Tulsa in 1980-81. In addition, he has taught at Angelo State
University and Kansas State University. He has written several articles in major
economics journals. He received doctoral and master's degrees from Kansas State
University and a bachelor's degree from Pittsburg (Kan.) State University.

Tollison has been an
associate professor of business at RSU since 2000. Previously, he served as
assistant professor of management at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in
Durant. Before that, he taught business at the University of Central Florida. He
received a doctoral degree in education from Texas A&M University, a master's in
business administration from the Florida Institute of Technology, and a
bachelor's degree from Regis University in Denver. His military service includes
director of operations and company commander in the U.S. Army, and assistant
professor of military science at the University of Central Florida. His areas of
academic specialty include business management, production and operations, and
purchasing and materials management.

Varner has served as a
visiting professor on the RSU faculty since 2001. Her areas of academic
specialty include criminology, social psychology, sociology of sports, violence
towards women, and Native American culture and tribal law. Previously, she
served as a sociology instructor at Northeastern Oklahoma State University in
Tahlequah, East Central University in Ada and Seminole Junior College in
Seminole, Okla. She is a licensed professional counselor and served as vice
president, co-owner and private practice outpatient therapist at the
Professional Counseling Group in Ada, Okla. She also has worked as a therapist
at the Rolling Hills Psychiatric Hospital in Ada. She received a doctoral degree
in sociology, a master's degree in applied behavioral studies and community
counseling and a bachelor's degree in psychology, all from Oklahoma State
University.